CRST: Taking a refresher, then hitting the road

Hi Im going to Cedar Rapids on Saturday to take a week long refresher course. I will then go to orientation and then out with a trainer for 28 days. I am confident that I will do well. I already know how to drive, just DOT regulations.

Any advice on refresher and what can I expect?

Thanks,

Also, do they have a grocery store near the motel?

 

Im still here; I am at the training center checking my email. The refresher is done by Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

All I have been doing is just driving. I was a little rusty on Monday. The training center was full, so they put me in a Howard Johnson's. The KCC shuttle van picks up at 530 am and I am done by 10am, which has been nice since I got a cold on that sorry bus trip.

If you are thinking about coming, tell them you want to fly. YOu will have to reimburse them the bus fare, housing, medical, and drug screen. I was upset when I was told I would be paying for my bus fare. I could have flown for about $50 more.

The refresher is $500, and you have to pay half up front.

Good luck to you. If you have any more questions, let me know.

 

yes. After you get dropped off either at the motel or crst lodging, you are free.

 

I am taking my road test this morning around 11am. Tomorrow, I will have one day of orientation then off with my trainer. I think $500 was a little too much for about 8 hours of driving

 

I am going to orientation this morning; I'm taking one day, then I am to go out with my trainer later today. I hope so. If he/she is in another state, I will have to take a rental to get there. NO BUS EVER AGAIN!!!

After 28 days, I will come back to CR to finish my orientation, then I can go back to Georgia for a break.

Will try to keep you informed as I go along life's highway